The Kuminga sweepstakes may be nearing an end — and Minnesota isn’t the favorite. Jake Fischer reports it’s down to two teams, with the Lakers holding the edge. Minnesota’s offer is capped at the taxpayer mid-level, and Fischer expects a resolution soon.
The Links
- HoopsHype: Jonathan Kuminga leaning Lakers over Timberwolves as decision nears? — Fischer says the field has narrowed to L.A. and Minnesota, and a call could come imminently.
- Yahoo Sports: Kuminga’s preference between Lakers and Wolves emerges — the Lakers are dangling a starting job next to Luka Dončić and a 2027 payday.
- Dunking With Wolves: Warriors’ latest signing takes away Timberwolves’ ideal Kuminga backup plan — Georges Niang’s deal in Golden State erases Minnesota’s Plan B at the four.
- TWolves Blog: Kuminga and the Wolves — A $4 Million Problem — the cap math behind why the fit was always easier to imagine than to fund.
- Yahoo Sports: Valkyries deny the Lynx a No. 1 seed clinch — Golden State’s 80-66 win at Target Center dropped Minnesota to 31-8.
- High Post Hoops: Olivia Miles is winning games, but the Lynx’s heart is still Napheesa Collier — the rookie is a Rookie-of-the-Year lock, but the title path still runs through Phee.
Listen & Watch
- Locked On Wolves: Ben Beecken — Aug. 26, the daily pod on whether Minnesota still has a real shot at Kuminga.
Tweet of the Day
https://x.com/LALMuse/status/2092378553253757235
The Slate
- Lynx at Atlanta Dream: Sunday, Aug. 30, 2:00 PM CT, NBA TV (Victory+ locally).
- No Wolves basketball until camp. Minnesota is 31-8 with five to play and Golden State is 26-11 with seven, so any combination of three Lynx wins or Valkyries losses locks up the league’s best record.
- Courtney Williams (mid-foot sprain) is day-to-day, her first injury absence in three seasons with the Lynx.
